Brandon Carr: Season-opener against Giants has 'a big circle around it on my calendar'

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Growing up in Flint,
Michigan, Brandon Carr had a goal
that was bigger than reaching the NFL. The 6-0, 207-pound cornerback, who
signed a five-year contract with the Cowboys in March, always wanted to be a role
model for younger athletes.

Fast-forward about 10 years and Carr has remained true to
his original plan.

Although he’s been in Dallas
for less than two months, Carr has already become involved in the community. Volunteering
his time through the NFL’s Play 60 program and participating in several charity
basketball games.

“I’m all about giving back,” Carr said Sunday after
completing an NFL Play 60 fitness workout in North Dallas.
“I feel like the community I play for, they support me every Sunday. I’m just
all about giving back and showing the community that I appreciate everything
they do for us.”

He added: “I’m all about setting a good example and going
out there and just being with new people. I’m new to Texas. I’m all about going wherever I need
to go to meet new fans and go to new areas and meet people of different
ethnicities.”

NFL PLAY 60 is a campaign that raises awareness for childhood obesity by encouraging kids to be active for 60 minutes per day.

While spending his first four NFL seasons in Kansas City, Carr was
involved in several community events, something he says was encouraged by the Hunt
family, who has owned the franchise since it was founded in 1959.

Carr revealed Sunday that his transition from Kansas
City to Dallas
is complete. His goal was to get the moving process out of the way as soon as
possible so he could begin working out with his new teammates and become
acclimated to a different climate.

He also mentioned that the local cuisine is something that
has immediately become one of his favorite aspects of Dallas.

Anything else stand out about his new home?

“Just the city, there’s a lot of stuff going on,” Carr said.
“A lot of opportunities and possibilities, not only for me but for my family as
well. That was a big thing in my decision-making, as far as the team I wanted
to go to. Dallas
pretty much has everything that you can look for, being a family-man. If you
want to get out and go around town, there’s never a dull moment where there’s
nothing to do around here.”

And he’s already looking forward to the season opener in New York. Asked which
game jumps out at him on the Cowboys’ 2012 schedule and Carr quickly mentioned the
matchup with the division rival Giants.

“You can’t go past the first game of the year,” he said. “That
game, a Wednesday night game, going to New
York and playing the defending Super Bowl champions.
That game right there has a big circle around it on my calendar. That’s what
we’re all looking forward to is that first game. Set the tone early and just
roll from there.”